Integrated Skills in English

ISE II
The Controlled Written examination
Saturday 17 January 2009 10.00am–12.00pm

Your full name:

(BLOCK CAPITALS)

Candidate registration number:

Centre:

Time allowed: 2 hours

Instructions to candidates
1. Write your name, candidate number and centre number on the front of this examination paper.
2. You must not open this examination paper until instructed to do so.
3. This examination paper contains two tasks. You must complete both tasks.
4. Use blue or black pen, not pencil.
5. Write your answers on the examination paper.
6. Do all rough work on the examination paper. Cross through any work you do not want marked.
7. You must not use a dictionary in this examination.
8. You must not use correction fluid on the examination paper.

Information for candidates

The tasks in this examination have equal weighting.
You are advised to spend about 60 minutes on Task 1 and about 60 minutes on Task 2.

Examiner’s use only

Task 1

Task fulfilment A B C D E
Accuracy and range A B C D E
Task 2

Task fulfilment A B C D E
Accuracy and range A B C D E

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Integrated Skills in English II

Time allowed: 2 hours

This examination paper contains two tasks. You must complete both tasks.

Task 1 — Reading into writing task

Read the text below and then, in your own words, write an article (approximately 250 words) for a
family magazine:
i) giving the reason for the writer’s decision to give up plastic and summarising how far she
achieved her aims and
ii) saying how you think such a change would affect, positively and negatively, you and your family.

Giving up plastic
A month ago I decided to give up plastic for the whole of December. My aim was not to buy
anything new made from plastic or wrapped in plastic. I was able to keep and use the plastic I
already owned, but if anything ran out I would have to buy a plastic-free replacement.
Plastics are extremely useful and versatile and the goal of the experiment was not to criticise
the material itself. However, disposing of an ever-growing amount of plastic is a problem for
the UK’s recycling system.
To find out how much my household — my husband, young son and I — usually contribute to
this plastic mountain, I counted up a normal month’s plastic waste. It totalled 603 items, of
which 120 were the baby’s nappies and most of the rest were food and drink packaging.
So my challenge was to find out whether it was possible to live a normal life without
producing any plastic waste at all. The short answer was no. However, I did cut the amount by
80% to 116 items.
I did not have to spend hours on the hunt for plastic-free food. I tended to visit the butcher
and local market stalls rather than the supermarket. Although, my family and I did have to go
without some of our usual food — no yoghurts, biscuits, crisps or fresh strawberries. Cheese
was out unless wrapped in paper, as were takeaway meals.
So, with December over and all restrictions lifted, will I go back to my old habits? Yes and no.
Living for a month without plastic has changed the way that I think about disposable items,
no matter what material they are made from. I now take a reusable water bottle with me
wherever I go and I keep a mug at work for my tea.

(Source: Adapted from www.news.bbc.co.uk)

Use your own words as far as possible. No marks for answers copied from the reading texts.
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Task 2 — Writing task

Write an essay for a writing competition (approximately 250 words) on the subject of ‘Your most
inspiring teacher’. The teacher you write about can be real or imaginary. Include:
i) what he/she said and did to inspire you and
ii) how you think your life would be different now if he/she had not taught you.

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